Championship leader and McLaren driver Lando Norris starts P6 for the F1 Bahrain GP after an extremely underwhelming performance in qualifying on Saturday evening. He was over 0.4s off polesitter and teammate Oscar Piastri. The British driver has been vocal about his struggles with the MCL39 since the season started despite leading the championship, and…
The McLarens claimed the top of the timing sheets for both FP1 and FP2 on Friday at the F1 Bahrain GP. In FP1, Lando Norris achieved the fastest lap time of 1:33.204, with Australian teammate Oscar Piastri finishing the session in P10. FP2 saw Piastri go fastest with a 1:30.505, and Norris finished P2. Weather…
Ahead of the Bahrain GP, world champion Max Verstappen expressed his concerns over the expectedly high tyre degradation on his Red Bull. Securing four consecutive world championship titles, driving the fastest car on the grid for the first three, Verstappen increasingly struggled last season. Yet, the 27-year-old driver managed to keep his title in a…
Following his stunning victory in Shanghai and a P3 finish at Suzuka, Oscar Piastri has high hopes for McLaren heading into the F1 Bahrain GP. The Woking-based team is intent on adding another win to its tally after failing to capitalise on their race weekend in Japan. Starting from third on the grid, Piastri closed…
Christian Horner has shared his insights about the RB21 and how Red Bull executed the race weekend at the F1 Japanese GP, with Max Verstappen securing their first victory of the 2025 season. The Dutchman executed a flawless drive, holding off the rapid McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and converted his stunning pole…
Led by Andrea Stella, McLaren finished P2 and P3 at the F1 Japanese GP as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collected 33 more points for the team in the Constructors’ Championship, although they fell short of beating Max Verstappen on Sunday afternoon. McLaren estimations had Red Bull and Max Verstappen close to them heading into…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended some of the strategic decisions made by the during the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, suggesting it’s “unclear” whether there would’ve been any major benefits in pitting Lando Norris earlier than eventual winner Max Verstappen. Norris pitted at the same time as Verstappen – and even had a dramatic…
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri finished where he started in 3rd at the 2025 F1 Japanese GP on Sunday. Ultimately proving overtaking difficult on-track, the birthday celebrant rigidly shadowed teammate Lando Norris and race winner Max Verstappen over the 53-lap contest. Not the result Piastri wanted at the F1 Japanese GP Reflecting on the race, Piastri…
Lando Norris walked away from the 2025 F1 Japanese GP with a strong second-place finish, yet his post-race reflections were laced with both encouragement and a sense of what might have been. The McLaren driver shadowed Max Verstappen for much of the race but ultimately couldn’t find a way past, as strategy decisions and track…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has stated he is “not surprised” by Max Verstappen’s miraculous pole position during qualifying for the F1 Japanese GP, despite feeling as though his team missed an opportunity. Qualifying at the Japanese GP truly came down to the last few seconds, as it looked almost certain McLaren’s Lando Norris would…
